SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 23, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 19 1142 1142 Osprey 5 195 195 Bald Eagle 1 107 107 Northern Harrier 1 238 238 Sharp-shinned Hawk 126 3208 3208 Cooper's Hawk 2 109 109 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 21 21 Broad-winged Hawk 3 185153 185153 Red-tailed Hawk 0 217 217 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 11 530 530 Merlin 0 32 32 Peregrine Falcon 0 10 10 Unknown 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 2 2 Total: 168 190964 190964 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Lathe Claflin Visitors: Darlene Friedman Pete Przybylski Weather: Today saw the continuance of the present high-pressure system dominating the weather this week. Skies were generally clear after some early morning fog with some haze persisting throughout the day. Winds were light to moderate out of the southeast. Observations: The flight continued to be light as in recent days although fairly steady in the middle portions of the day. A steady flight of Monarchs was observed all day long with perhaps several thousand moving through the area. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
